1994
Jerry Yang launches the Yahoo!, the first commercial search engine – Netscape goes public and kicks off the ‘dotcom’ craze – ‘Schindler’s List’ wins seven Oscars – Federal judge stops application of Prop. 187 – The band Smash Mouth forms in San Jose – Indoor soccer team San Jose Grizzlies begin play – Milpitas couple Robert and Carleen Thomas indicted for violating community standards in Tennessee rom their California BBS system – Highway 85 opens
Daze of Their Lives
The 401 Club was long a rotting tooth in the jaw of downtown San Jose. Abandoned for years, the crumbling structure at the corner of South First and San Salvador streets served little purpose other than to remind passers-by what the city’s core was like before downtown’s upgrade. Few people missed the notorious old barroom when it went up in flames in May. Among those who did mourn its loss was a rag-tag group of squatters. The 401 Club was their home. … Unlike typical transients, this group was distinguished by one thing. The majority of them were minors, some of whom are barely into their teens. These teenage tramps represent a new demographic among downtowns street people. The homeless person sleeping on a bench in the city’s core these days is almost as likely to be a teenager as an adults hard-luck case. Most of them say they enjoy their life on the street. Bob Hansen, July 14, 1994
And It Was Such a Cute Puppy, Too
Apparently that Metro cover photo several weeks ago of a forlorn puppy awaiting adoption at the Humane society of Santa Clara county tugged at a lot of heart strings over in Milpitas. As a result of the article that accompanied the photo, the Milpitas City Council unanimously passed a resolution last week rebuking the Humane society for a policy that limits public access to its stray animal shelters and urging the society to change its policy. Public Eye, Lorraine Gengo, Dec. 15, 1994
